Derby edges Manhattan for 6A Regional Title

Regional Wrestling

Posted: Mon 2:46 PM, Feb 18, 2019

Behind three individual titles and another runner-up, the top ranked Derby Panthers won the 6A wrestling regional Saturday in Garden City.

Derby finished with 229.5 points, beating Manhattan's 220.5 for the first place finish. In total, 12 Derby wrestlers finished in the top eight to qualify for the state wrestling tournament in Wichita Feb. 22.

Garden City matched Derby with three individual titles, leading to a 4th place finish for the Buffaloes with 201.5 points. Campus and Dodge City had one champion each, taking 5th and 6th place as a team respectively.